Dioncounda Traoré
Dioncounda Traoré (born 23 February 1942) is a Malian politician who was President of Mali in an interim capacity from April 2012 to September 2013. Previously he was President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2007 to 2012, and he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1997. He was President of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali-African Party for Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA-PASJ) beginning in 2000, and he was also President of the Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP), an alliance of parties that supported the re-election of President Amadou Toumani Touré in 2007.
Dioncounda Traoré | |
|---|---|
| President of Mali | |
Acting | |
| In office 12 April 2012 – 4 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Cheick Modibo Diarra (acting) Django Sissoko (acting) |
| Preceded by | Amadou Sanogo (Chairperson) |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 3 September 2007 – 12 April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta |
| Succeeded by | Younoussi Touré |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 25 October 1994 – 24 August 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta |
| Preceded by | Sy Kadiatou Sow |
| Succeeded by | Modibo Sidibé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1942 Kati, French Sudan (now Mali) |
| Political party | Alliance for Democracy in Mali |
| Spouse | Traore Mintou Doucoure |
| Alma mater | University of Algiers University of Nice |
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